I love Mario. He couldn't even speak english a few years ago when I met him and told me he was learning.. now he sounds like a totally different person. Good for you, Mario. One of my favorite drummers of all time. He's so inspiring. 🥁🤘🏾
I discovered Gojira and Mario Duplantier in 2015-16 and as a drummer of 40+ yrs he redefined for me syncopation double bass and tasty ride and cymbal work!!! LONG LIVE THE MIGHTY GOJIRA LOL 🖤🤘
Been metal drumming since 1982, been to 400 plus shows. Took my 16 year old son to his 2nd only show at our local venue to see LOG. Knew nothing of openers Gojira. After they played for like 5 minutes looked at my kid and was like wtf ? Was amazing. Not long later got to see them on the smallest stage @ Rock on the Range, here in Columbus, Ohio Snuck him backstage got great pics and conversations. We both chuckle about the Olympics. Well deserved
This is amazing!!! Mario seems like such an incredible guy. I would love to see Carter Beauford or David from Electric Callboy on here one of these times
Mario's English is getting better year by year, I love it. You can hear the enthusiasm in his talking because he can better express his playing style and his gear of choice
@@konstahavukainen5852 During the final section when he’s playing live and he stands up you can see the left pedal is a DW 5000. Before that scene I recognized the beater as well lol. I used 9000’s for 16 years so I know DW beaters when I see em.
For anyone wondering, the thing attached to the drum throne is called a Buttkicker. It is used to transfer low end energy into your throne when stage volume is controlled.
For Lars haters: take note of what Mario says at 6:43. Being a point of reference in arts does not necessarily imply being a technical Maestro. It’s more about inspiring future geniuses.
Mario is also a very loyal guy. He has mentioned other drummers that he likes, but Lars Ulrich was the one who inspired him as a kid. Mario was an avid soccer player as a kid and Lars was a tennis player in Denmark. Hyperkid energy translates really well into drumming.
I remember an old Metal Injection interview where Joe and Mario were interviewed in the back of a U-Haul truck, they must have been touring the states on FMTS. 2006. Mario didn't speak English, so Joe had to translate for him. Man they've come such a deservedly long way 🥹❤️
Great interview! This is the Modern Drummer that I would go without dinner to buy, back in ye olde college days. Like every young drummer I read and reread each copy of MD, interviews with drummers I had never heard of, but I would track down the records they were on and try to figure out what they were doing! I still have 5 years worth of my MD's stored in the drum room. Now I can download 5 more years! Thanks Guys! M
I agree 100% with Mario...that dang Ride Bell is definitely part of the main Gojira sound...and even though I'm sure lots of other drummers out there are using the same ride, my brain only seems to recognize it and align it with Gojira! Great stuff~!
Mario Please bring more Polyrhythms on Your Next Album & not just 1 Song, multiple Songs. All that Speed, Fills etc. are Fire, but Polyrhythm just escalates a Drummers Level to a whole another magnitude. 🙏🏻
His approach to click tracks is the same as Mike Portnoy. Interesting…. Very talented and humble drummer. Had the chance to see them front row last year and at the end of the show, Mario came and gave us a hug. What a moment . His morbid angel shirt pays tribute to another great metal drummer Señor Pete Sandoval.
I've always appreciated that, even with the extreme nature of Gojira's music, Mario's kit always has a very natural, organic sound to it. Most drummers of his ilk go with that overprocessed sound and, as a result, none of them stand out like he does. His creative approach to playing helps, too.
His whole schtick is to interrupt and stand WAY too close to the interview subject. I find it annoying, I can't even imagine what the various drummers are thinking. Like, dude- take a step back and allow for some personal space.
he is using DW 5000 pedals on the kick during the performance video. you can see clearly the left footboard when he stands up at the 53 second mark. those are not dyna syncs.
He's been using dw5000 for atleast 20 years.. when I saw them back in 2003, he was playing dw5000 with tama. Maybe because he's sponsored by tama now he has to show the dynas or cant show non tama products during rundowns? Gojira isn't on the level yet of someone like Lars Ulrich and Metallica who have deals with Tama and ESP but can play whatever they want because they are legends lol.. some day Mario will be on that level. I know the drummer of black daliah murder Shannon Lucas who was sponsored by tama but still used pearl drum racks said tama is okay with their drummers using other products as long as the competitors products logos not showing during situations like this.
Well tama dyna sync is like 10 grades above DW5000 so it's strange why he would prefer a lower quality pedal. Maybe because he is used to chain drive and not direct drive
I saw these guys play back in October 2024 with Korn. All I got say is Gojira knows how to put on killer show. Mario Duplantier you’re a beast and inspire me to improve my double pedal skills. 🤘🏼🥁🔥
@@fleatactical7390He triggers the kicks live, Mario said he only uses the trigger live on a podcast but i’m sure FOH blends it with the mics to some degree.
@@jaredstukbauer3635 Makes sense considering their music. I was thinking maybe he has some sort of internal miking system, but triggers would obviously eliminate the need.
B.S. DW 5000 are the pedals NOT Tama all the way around. They installed the Dynasync's for the interview... Besides that Mario, Gojira and Modern Drummer are awesome!
@@alicemalt5099It's Joe's english that has been good for a while, given that he sings and all that, and even then there's some grammatical errors on the early albums.
While this guy really hits hard, his ¨mix¨ when he plays is amazingly good, not with many drummers in this genre you can stand near to them playing without going deaf. Don't get me wrong, it's plenty loud, but its not like other drummers where you can only hear the cymbals and the attack of things: Here you can hear the low end as well... This guy really projects his sound
Please, please, please DO NOT INTERRUPT THE GUESTS. It is so annoying to be cut off by a nonsensical question when they are explaining something YOU JUST ASKED. LET THEM SPEAK. PLEASE.
I wanted to mention it and then I noticed few guys here recognized Mario is playing DW 5000 but for the rundown there are Dyna Syncs displayed. It’s funny because few years back I’ve seen a playtrough of Mario having DW 5000 pedals and actually purchased them because of him. So I was little saddened that he switched to Dyna Sync…but it seems he didn’t apparently😁
Everyone focuses on speed and stamina, which is fine, but he also puts so much creativity into his songwriting it's insane
have you seen his hour long 180bpm bass drums vids! Insane.
One of the best if not the best drummer in the metal scene right now.
Hell yeah. Also don't think Aric Improta gets enough love.
Eloy is far superior.
@@zSinisterdifference is Mario has written way more memorable technical drum parts. Can’t just take playing mostly covers into account.
That’s rude man.. Even though its true come on now..
Mario, Eloy and Matt Gartska (if you count that as metal) is the holy trinity. No need to argue who is better, those 3 are the peak.
I love Mario. He couldn't even speak english a few years ago when I met him and told me he was learning.. now he sounds like a totally different person. Good for you, Mario. One of my favorite drummers of all time. He's so inspiring. 🥁🤘🏾
Btw, what’s Mario’s nationality?
@@ЛейлаГасанова-ц6к french
i adore how simple his setup is. And he makes it sound absolutely immense. Truly one of the greatest talent of our time.
Its not simple Lol he has like 8-9 cymbals and a 5 piece kit. Simple is 3 piece and 3 cymbals
@@radoslavdragnev8797well he’s not a freakin jazz drummer dude. As far as metal drummer go, this is a pretty simple setup
definitely one of the best drummers around now.
I discovered Gojira and Mario Duplantier in 2015-16 and as a drummer of 40+ yrs he redefined for me syncopation double bass and tasty ride and cymbal work!!! LONG LIVE THE MIGHTY GOJIRA LOL 🖤🤘
Keep it simple and power! what a huge drummer Mario is. What a great inspiration!
Love Mario! An absolute monster on the kit. Was a pleasure to see him live this year.
Been metal drumming since 1982, been to 400 plus shows. Took my 16 year old son to his 2nd only show at our local venue to see LOG. Knew nothing of openers Gojira. After they played for like 5 minutes looked at my kid and was like wtf ? Was amazing. Not long later got to see them on the smallest stage @ Rock on the Range, here in Columbus, Ohio Snuck him backstage got great pics and conversations. We both chuckle about the Olympics. Well deserved
Love it he pulled for the Video the dyna Sync Pedal and when plays live he still uses as always his dw 5000 Pedal
LOL, yeah, I caught that, too. I was wondering what DW pedals he's using
Tama must be trying to move him to their pedals but he's still keen on his DW's lol
I’ve seen him play the dyna sync before, maybe it was just for this show or tour or something?
@@oreothebest God were all nerds, the first thing I noticed.. lol
I played the DW9000xf for awhile and after 3 years got my IC powerglides out, and now i have 2 IC PG in both our studios :)
This is amazing!!! Mario seems like such an incredible guy. I would love to see Carter Beauford or David from Electric Callboy on here one of these times
Next best thing: interview with Carter’s drum tech
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yes, finally a mario rundown, beast of a drummer!
Mario is an amazing drummer. Such an inspiration. And also a very cool guy, met him in person a few years ago in Prague.
Mario's English is getting better year by year, I love it. You can hear the enthusiasm in his talking because he can better express his playing style and his gear of choice
They sound so good live
He’s using DW 5000’s for his kick pedals!
🤘🔥
In the interview he has dyna syncs on the kicks but in the video he is playing DW? Which one is it?
@@konstahavukainen5852exactly what I was thinking lol
It's rare to see his feet in the videos. Maybe Tama doesn't likes this detail. 😂
The 5000s are great.
I spotted it as well! Tama would Not like that! 😂
@@konstahavukainen5852
During the final section when he’s playing live and he stands up you can see the left pedal is a DW 5000. Before that scene I recognized the beater as well lol. I used 9000’s for 16 years so I know DW beaters when I see em.
This is what great talent and everyday's hard, hard work since more than 2 decades looks like.
For anyone wondering, the thing attached to the drum throne is called a Buttkicker. It is used to transfer low end energy into your throne when stage volume is controlled.
either called a buttkicker, or what we call it in my band, an assblaster 🤣
I love Mario and Gojira so much. They deserve all the praise, respect and love in the world 🤘🏻🖤 Huge inspiration.
For Lars haters: take note of what Mario says at 6:43. Being a point of reference in arts does not necessarily imply being a technical Maestro. It’s more about inspiring future geniuses.
Mario is also a very loyal guy. He has mentioned other drummers that he likes, but Lars Ulrich was the one who inspired him as a kid. Mario was an avid soccer player as a kid and Lars was a tennis player in Denmark. Hyperkid energy translates really well into drumming.
I had the great pleasure of meeting Gojira last year. Mario is such an awesome nice guy
I remember an old Metal Injection interview where Joe and Mario were interviewed in the back of a U-Haul truck, they must have been touring the states on FMTS. 2006. Mario didn't speak English, so Joe had to translate for him. Man they've come such a deservedly long way 🥹❤️
Great interview! This is the Modern Drummer that I would go without dinner to buy, back in ye olde college days. Like every young drummer I read and reread each copy of MD, interviews with drummers I had never heard of, but I would track down the records they were on and try to figure out what they were doing! I still have 5 years worth of my MD's stored in the drum room. Now I can download 5 more years! Thanks Guys! M
*_IDOL!_*
Before I even start watching this: yes. Finally. The man the myth the legend.
I agree 100% with Mario...that dang Ride Bell is definitely part of the main Gojira sound...and even though I'm sure lots of other drummers out there are using the same ride, my brain only seems to recognize it and align it with Gojira! Great stuff~!
Finally!!🤘🥁Someone awesome!!!!
One of the BEST!!👊💪👽🔥
He's very awesome especially in the early gojira records
I’ve been a Gojira fan since ‘06 and I’ve seen them live many many times. Always a killer show. Mario is a beast!
Gojira, une de nos fiertés nationales ! Très fort le Mario, et son nouveau kit est hyper classe
Mario you are such an inspiration and a great guy, thank you!
Love Mario's Drumming so creative. Wish they would finish the rig run down and talk about the triggers, microphones, etc. We need to know all of it!
SM57 Snare top & bottom, Beta 98’s on toms. SM81’s ride & hihat. AKG C414 overheads. Roland RT30K triggers on kicks into TM6 pro module.
We love Mario!! Excellent kit rundown
Kit looks amazing, Kit sounds fantastic, Mario is a beast of a drummer. As a gear nerd I absolutely love those Kit Rundowns.
Finally some content with Mario!! Have been waiting for this for so long. It was always interesting to find out exactly how his drum kit is built up
Great sounding kit
Woohoo! Great episode! Thanks😊 Mario is my favourite drummer after Danny Carey ♥️
Mario Please bring more Polyrhythms on Your Next Album & not just 1 Song, multiple Songs.
All that Speed, Fills etc. are Fire, but Polyrhythm just escalates a Drummers Level to a whole another magnitude. 🙏🏻
My favorite metal drummer!
As a new French guy, it was really nice to see this video. Mario is a great player, and it's nice to see that he's a good dude too.
You can understand from a few minutes of video that some people are humble and good. Gojira comes to Turkey in summer. I will be waiting eagerly.
Thanks Modern Drummer Official！Please give us more Mario！
His approach to click tracks is the same as Mike Portnoy. Interesting…. Very talented and humble drummer. Had the chance to see them front row last year and at the end of the show, Mario came and gave us a hug. What a moment . His morbid angel shirt pays tribute to another great metal drummer Señor Pete Sandoval.
I've always appreciated that, even with the extreme nature of Gojira's music, Mario's kit always has a very natural, organic sound to it. Most drummers of his ilk go with that overprocessed sound and, as a result, none of them stand out like he does. His creative approach to playing helps, too.
Dave mate, let the guys speak!
His whole schtick is to interrupt and stand WAY too close to the interview subject. I find it annoying, I can't even imagine what the various drummers are thinking. Like, dude- take a step back and allow for some personal space.
@@darch6978thought the exact same thing. In all honesty I wonder if it's because of his eye?
The guy seems so damn nice, I'd love to meet him.
Mario absolutely rules - and his setup is simpler than I thought it would be. He certainly get a lot out of it 😎🥁💥
Tremendo baterista 💪, hermosa bateria 👍, y genial remera ❤
Mario is a machine!
Very good Mario this tama kit beautiful drum kit i like tama drums 👍
I've been waiting for this for YEARS! I'm so excited!
Ive been waiting for this for soooo long
Toujours très excité de voir les nouvelles vidéos avec ce super batteur. Toujours aussi humble malgré sa popularité 👍🏻🤘🏻
Mario is one of the best drummers ever right now
Мне кажется что он замечательный парень и превосходный музыкант , мое уважение.
he is using DW 5000 pedals on the kick during the performance video. you can see clearly the left footboard when he stands up at the 53 second mark. those are not dyna syncs.
He's been using dw5000 for atleast 20 years.. when I saw them back in 2003, he was playing dw5000 with tama. Maybe because he's sponsored by tama now he has to show the dynas or cant show non tama products during rundowns? Gojira isn't on the level yet of someone like Lars Ulrich and Metallica who have deals with Tama and ESP but can play whatever they want because they are legends lol.. some day Mario will be on that level. I know the drummer of black daliah murder Shannon Lucas who was sponsored by tama but still used pearl drum racks said tama is okay with their drummers using other products as long as the competitors products logos not showing during situations like this.
Well tama dyna sync is like 10 grades above DW5000 so it's strange why he would prefer a lower quality pedal. Maybe because he is used to chain drive and not direct drive
I saw these guys play back in October 2024 with Korn. All I got say is Gojira knows how to put on killer show. Mario Duplantier you’re a beast and inspire me to improve my double pedal skills. 🤘🏼🥁🔥
It's always interesting to me to hear the actual "behind-the-kit" sound & how it translates to the FOH mix.
I play starclassics and they sound gorgeous, especially with 2ply head like Mario said, very musical and percussive at the same time ❤
Great stuff! Mario is the man! Love from Taiwan 🇹🇼 ❤
I've been looking for a video like this
Absolute ANIMAL!!!!!! One of the best drummers on the PLANET.........
The fact that MD was able to achieve that Mario wears a t-shirt is already drumming magic.
Awesome!
I was at this show. GOOO MARIOOOOOOO!!!
Mario 🤘💚🐳 see how free those reso heads are on those kicks !!!!
Matt, Eloy and Mario are at the top of my list!
Mario is the man!
Awesome! Great to get a behind the scenes!
My favorite drummer on the planet 👑
Fantastic Man, you are top
Man that's a well travelled mega bell ride. So many metal guys swear by that thing 😂
Oh oh oh
O-lampics.
( Btw, one of my favorite drummers atm, along with phil puelo, and ellliot hoffman, and mike bordin, and and and
Glad ive seen him play live multiple times even headline in a mid club.
Just saw them in KCMO recently. Kit sounded amazing
One of the best
Mario is the best 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Mario has to be the least hated drummer ever. Best drummer in the world right now
Great drummer
The beat he plays at 9:45 sounds close to the beat the late, great Ted Kirkpatrick played on "Viento Borrascoso" track 3 on the Psycho surgery album.
🤘🤘 Bravo 💪💪💪🤘🤘🤘
I was at that show! Gojira was great!
the ghost notes a little to the left... got it. Mario is one of the best without a doubt
Shure Beta 98 on toms, Shure SM57s on snare top and bottom, AKG C414 on overheads
You forgot about the kick mics...
@ I'm assuming Shure Beta 52 and Beta 91
@@kovalfetterer2218 I was joking with you (because you obviously can't see them), but yeah, those are probably correct.
@@fleatactical7390He triggers the kicks live, Mario said he only uses the trigger live on a podcast but i’m sure FOH blends it with the mics to some degree.
@@jaredstukbauer3635 Makes sense considering their music. I was thinking maybe he has some sort of internal miking system, but triggers would obviously eliminate the need.
Mario is one of my favorite drummers!!! I clicked on this video so fucking fast it’s not even funny 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
mario and TAMA the best team!
B.S. DW 5000 are the pedals NOT Tama all the way around. They installed the Dynasync's for the interview... Besides that Mario, Gojira and Modern Drummer are awesome!
Un excellent batteur 🇫🇷🇫🇷
We need to get Mario on Drumeo!!! Let’s go!!! Flying whales!!! 🤘
9:38 The chorus of "L'enfant sauvage" 👌🏻 My second most played song of 2024. Love it!
Absolute eargasm Listning to that
His english has gotten so good!!
thier english has always been good - do a little wiki - early Gojira started gigging in NYC
@@alicemalt5099It's Joe's english that has been good for a while, given that he sings and all that, and even then there's some grammatical errors on the early albums.
While this guy really hits hard, his ¨mix¨ when he plays is amazingly good, not with many drummers in this genre you can stand near to them playing without going deaf.
Don't get me wrong, it's plenty loud, but its not like other drummers where you can only hear the cymbals and the attack of things: Here you can hear the low end as well... This guy really projects his sound
Best drummer in the world
Never clicked so fast on a video
Hmm, funny, that's not tama dyna sync he plays with live?? Those are DW pedals. All the videos I've seen he plays with DW.
Also, says he's playing Remo heads, zoom in on the snare muffler, hey look at that, an Evans HD Dry!!!
Yeah, he has always used DW5000 pedals. Just a sponsor thing to show the dyna sync's.
I saw the 5000’s!
Is it bot a CS dot in the rundown? @@drummrboy
Looks like they’re the turbo cam version btw in case anyone cares lol
We need the Crazy Mario shirts back!!!!
❤🎉Mario
Please, please, please DO NOT INTERRUPT THE GUESTS.
It is so annoying to be cut off by a nonsensical question when they are explaining something YOU JUST ASKED.
LET THEM SPEAK. PLEASE.
Easy tiger, ya gonna burst a blood vessel 😅
Well, MD dude knows more about Mario's equipment than he does. Also - english
I wanted to mention it and then I noticed few guys here recognized Mario is playing DW 5000 but for the rundown there are Dyna Syncs displayed. It’s funny because few years back I’ve seen a playtrough of Mario having DW 5000 pedals and actually purchased them because of him. So I was little saddened that he switched to Dyna Sync…but it seems he didn’t apparently😁
my 20'' Meinl Byzance Dark Ride is turning green with patina too :D
🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻💀💀🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻ALUCINANTE AGUANTE GOJIRA CARAJOOO !!!